Shades of X, a faculty affinity group, organized a protest on Xavier’s campus on June 12, to stand in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement. Photo gallery by Joseph Cotton
community and Xavier’s values are our values,” Ghee said. “Solidarity and kinship call us to walk alongside each
other and learn from each other, and that is what we were doing symbolically. Those who are targets of racism were
standing together with those who are aspiring to join and be active in dismantling racism.”
seconds. The same amount of time George Floyd had Officer Derek Chauvin’s knee pressed against his neck which
led to his death.
a sign that reads. “Recognition is not repair. Black futures matter.”
“I believe that this is a critical moment where we are really defining what it means for us to be human, and what
love looks like,” Shahid said as she addressed the crowd. “Love is not just about saying that I love you. It’s about
doing the actions that let you know that I value, trust and respect you. As we say black lives matter, our actions have
to speak louder than our words.”
roll by after the protest with signs that read “All lives can’t matter until black lives matter” and “Black trauma
matters” respectively.
death of George Floyd while he was being detained by Minneapolis police. Members of the Xavier community
begin to gather on the grass along Victory Parkway behind Hinkle Hall to stand in solidarity with Black Lives
Matter protesters across the country.
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